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Areas of Ahmedabad including SG Highway, Prahladnagar, Makarba, Bopal, Maninagar, Vejalpur, witnessed thunderstorms on Friday evening.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Aravalli, Dahod, Mahisagar, Valsad, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Sabarkantha, Navsari, Valsad, Junagadh, Gir Somnath and Diu on Friday and Saturday.
Heavy rainfall is also predicted in: Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Panchmahal, Chhotaudepur, the Dangs, Navsari, Jamnagar, Morbi, Kutch, Mehsana, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Surat, Tapi, Rajkot, Porbandar, Amreli and Bhavnagar on Friday and Saturday.
Until Thursday evening, Valsad’s Pardi taluka recorded the highest rainfall at 4 inches, followed by Dharampur with 3 inches, while Khervagam (Navsari), Kaprada (Valsad) and Talod (Sabarkantha) received more than 2 inches, according to the kState Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC).
IMD has issued a warning to fishermen, advising them not to venture into the sea along Gujarat’s coastal belt from August 22 to 25 due to rough weather conditions.
As of now, the state has received an average of 681.14 mm rainfall, accounting for 77.24 per cent of the season’s quota.
South Gujarat leads with 80.51% of seasonal rainfall, followed by Kutch (80.26%), Saurashtra (77.39%), North Gujarat (75.87%), and East-Central Gujarat (73.40%).
Water levels in reservoirs have surged, with the Narmada Dam, considered Gujarat's lifeline, now at 80.84% capacity.
Across the state, 206 other reservoirs are filled to 75.74% of their capacity. Authorities have placed 73 dams on high alert, 35 on alert, and 16 under warning. The monsoon has also triggered large-scale evacuations.
Since June 1, 2025, nearly 5,205 people have been shifted to safer locations, while 900 citizens have been rescued.
To deal with emergencies, 12 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams and 20 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams have been deployed across the state. One NDRF and 13 SDRF teams are kept on standby at headquarters.
Gujarat’s 2025 monsoon has been marked by extremes -- early surge, patchy distribution, and sudden cloudbursts.
June turned out to be the wettest in a decade, with around 288.70 mm of rainfall, or nearly 33% of the annual average, falling in just one month.
By late June, the state had already received over 34 per cent of its seasonal quota, a record pace compared to previous years.
The rain, however, was uneven. South Gujarat and Kutch saw rainfall above 80% of their average, while Saurashtra struggled with long dry spells and deficits, with some talukas recording as little as 23%–36% of normal rain.